Observation by Peter Carson: Comet 2020F3 (NEOWISE)

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Peter Carson

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2020 Jul 11 - 23:27

Uploaded

2020 Jul 12 - 18:35

Objects

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Widefield

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 06^h42^m
Dec: +48°53'
Position angle: -10°54'

Field size

42° × 29°

Equipment

28mm lens working at f/3.5
Canon 60Da
Astrotrac
ISO 800

Exposure

8 x 20 sec exposures stacked

Location

Canewdon Essex

Target name

Comet 2020F3 (NEOWISE)

Title

Comet 2020F3 (NEOWISE)

About this image

Lovely moring if a little misty. Over the couple of hours I was at this observing site the mist gradually filled the Crouch river valley and rose up the hill to where I was located. Facinating!

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